Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital has performed Oneida County’s first patent foramen ovale closure, a minimally invasive heart procedure that can reduce stroke risk, according to an Aug. 11 WKTV report. The Aug. 6 procedure, led by Colin Wright, MD, of…
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Vandalia Health has added Zachary Curtis, MD, to its team of cardiovascular specialists. Dr. Curtis is an interventional cardiologist and previously practiced at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington, W.Va., according to an Aug. 8…
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has named David Kalfa, MD, PhD, chief of its section of cardiovascular surgery and co-director of the Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute. He will also be a professor at Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine…
Patients with Fontan circulatory failure face higher mortality risk while awaiting or after undergoing heart transplantation, if they have certain health complications, according to a multi-center study published in Circulation. Researchers analyzed data from 409 patients across 20 U.S. medical…
A cardiologist in Lubbock, Texas, has agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that he violated the Controlled Substances Act. Juan Kurdi, MD, is an interventional cardiologist who co-owned and co-operated a group medical practice in Lubbock. The U.S.…
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Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 list of the best universities for cardiac and cardiovascular systems in the U.S. The ranking was published in June as part of U.S. News’ 2025-2026 “Best Global Universities” rankings,…
Virtual reality could help reduce stress in people with or at risk for cardiovascular disease, according to an Aug. 6 news release from Los Angles-based UCLA Health. In a pilot study published in JMIR Cardio, 20 cardiology clinic patients —…
Around half of cardiologists hope to retire from medicine in their 60s, according to Medscape’s “Anticipating the Next Stage After Medicine: Medscape Cardiologists and Retirement Report 2025.” Here are seven more notes about cardiologist’s retirement plans and trends: Medscape surveyed…
Jessica Mountjoy, BSN, RN, serves as administrator of the newly opened Northern Virginia Heart and Vascular Center. She joined Becker’s to share insights and advice for healthcare leaders navigating the complex process of launching a cardiovascular ASC — especially in…
The American College of Cardiology has updated its guidance on pericarditis, led by Cleveland Clinic cardiologists Tom Kai Ming Wang, MD, and Allan Klein, MD, according to an Aug. 6 news release from the organization. Diagnosis now requires chest pain…